Belu Regency
Belu Regency
Kabupaten Belu Rai Belu | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Belu | |
Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
| Coordinates: 9°20′45″S 124°57′2″E / 9.34583°S 124.95056°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Settled | 20 December 1956 |
| Capital | Atambua |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Willybrodus Lay |
| • Vice Regent | Vicente Hornai Gonsalves |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,284.94 km2 (496.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 232,788 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Postcodes | 856xx, 857xx |
| Area code | (+62) 389 |
| Religion | Christianity 95.45% — Catholic 88.39% — Protestant 7.10% Islam 4.30% Hindu 0.19% Buddhism 0.02% |
| Website | belukab |
Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Situated on the north side of Timor island, it originally stretched to the south coast, but in December 2012 its southern half was detached to form the new Malaka Regency. It now adjoins the North Central Timor Regency to the west, the new Malaka Regency to the south, and the separate nation of East Timor to the east, while to the north lies the Sawu Sea. Established on 20 December 1958, Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in the large town of Atambua, which lies inland from the coastal port of Atapupu (in Kakuluk Mesak District).